piracy
Theft at sea
Piracy is robbery or violence at sea—the hijacking of ships and their cargo by armed attackers.
By extension, piracy covers the unauthorized copying or distribution of copyrighted material: software piracy, music piracy, film piracy.
They were charged with piracy for distributing bootleg recordings.
The term carries connotations of theft, though defenders of digital piracy dispute the analogy.
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
- Jolly RogerBuccaneer's standard
- brigantineTwo-masted mixed-rig vessel
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
treasure map · skull and crossbones · marauder · swashbuckler · cutlass · doubloon · scurvy · sea dog
Violation of rights
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
unlicensed · royalties · rights holder · takedown · prosecution · damages · litigation · reproduction
Illegally produced goods
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- fakeNot the real thing
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
underground · black-market · illicit · rip-off · leaked · pre-release · dubbed · subtitle
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
- Jolly RogerBuccaneer's standard
- brigantineTwo-masted mixed-rig vessel
Caribbean · treasure map · skull and crossbones · marauder · swashbuckler · cutlass · doubloon · scurvy · sea dog · plunder
infringement
Violation of rights
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
unauthorized · unlicensed · royalties · rights holder · takedown · prosecution · damages · litigation · reproduction · distribution
bootleg
Illegally produced goods
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- fakeNot the real thing
replica · underground · black-market · illicit · rip-off · leaked · pre-release · dubbed · subtitle · stream
torrent
Violent rushing flow
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- warezIllegally distributed programs
- crackNarrow break or attempt
keygen · download · seedbox · leeching · tracker · DMCA · takedown · circumvention · DRM · copy protection
crack
Narrow break or attempt
activator · nulled · cracked · unlocked · abandonware
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- plunderlooting, loot, booty, pillaging, spoils
- Atlantic tradetriangle trade, Atlantic slave trade, slave ships, trade winds, Atlantic crossings
- business threatscompetition, substitutes, price wars, market saturation, brand damage
- Georgian crimecapital offenses, death penalty, hanging, transportation, public execution
- global crimehuman trafficking, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, terrorism, money laundering
piracyfair dealing
Honest, equitable conduct principle
lawfulness · legality · compliance · legitimacy · ethical business
piracymerchant shipping
Commercial maritime freight transport
naval patrol · privateering · safe passage · freedom of the seas
piracyroyalty payment
Recurring fee for asset use
fair use · licensing · subscription · copyright enforcement · purchasing
- pirate shipSeafaring raiders' vessel
- pirate treasureStolen riches from ships
- pirate radioUnauthorized FM or AM transmission
- pirate hatTriangular corsair headgear
- digital piracyUnauthorized copying of media
- software piracyUnauthorized copying of programs